Pankaj Karande
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering · Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Focuses on engineering peptides as novel drugs, drug carriers, affinity agents, and biomaterials for medical applications
Diagnostics Vaccine Design Drug Delivery Drug Discovery Peptide Engineering
Jason Kaiser
Department Chair Geosciences/Associate Professor of Geology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in volcanoes and understanding how and why magma accumulates in the Earth’s crust
Structural Geology Chemistry of Minerals Potential Natural Disasters in Southern Utah Potential Geological Hazards in Southern Utah Volcanology
Mary Anne White
Harry Shirreff Professor of Chemical Research (Emerita) · Dalhousie University
Science Expert, with Specialty in Chemistry of Materials
Materials Science Energy Storage Thermoelectrics Chemistry (General) Ice
Dennis Wright, Ph.D.
Professor of Medicinal Chemistry · University of Connecticut
Prof. Dennis Wright is an expert in medicinal pharmacy, therapeutic development for infectious disease and cancer.
Drug Design Infectious Disease Cancer Medicinal Chemistry
Trisha Andrew
Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Trisha Andrew's lab creates smart garments and wearable textiles that lets people monitor their health data using their clothing
Smart Garments Wearable Technologies Garment-Integrated Technologies Solar Textiles Textile Electronics
Jason von Meding
Associate Professor · University of Florida
Jason von Meding is an expert in how disaster affects people.
Disaster and Public Health Preparedness Natural Disaster Assessment Disaster Risk Reduction Disaster Management Sustainability
Faisal Shaikh, Ph.D.
Professor, Program Director · Milwaukee School of Engineering
Dr. Faisal Shaikh's areas of expertise include chemical engineering, biotechnology and microfluidics (lab on a chip).
Reaction Engineering Materials Science Biomolecular Engineering Chemical Engineering Characterization
Sheng Dai
Assistant Professor, Geosystems Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE
Sheng Dai develops innovative testing techniques to study properties and processes in soils and rocks at elevated pressure and temperatures.
Reservoir Geomechanics Geomaterials Characteriztion Energy Geotechnics Flow in Porous and Fractured Media
Jessika Rojas, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering · VCU College of Engineering
Professor Rojas is a nuclear engineering expert specializing in nuclear materials, nanomaterials, and radiation processing.
Nuclear materials Radiation chemistry and radiation processing Radiation damage and radiation effects on nuclear materials Nanostructures for targeted radionuclide therapy and enhanced external radiotherapy Nanomaterials for nuclear engineering applications
Priscilla Hwang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering | B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Duke University · VCU College of Engineering
Dr. Hwang's research focuses on developing 3D microphysiological systems to investigate musculoskeletal pathologies and cancer progression.
tumor microenvironment intervertebral disc microphysiological systems cancer metastasis collective cell migration
Kayla Green
Professor · Texas Christian University
Chemistry, treatment of oxidative stress (neurodegeneration, Alzheimer's). History of Chemistry (gas, atomic bomb).
Synthetic Inorganic STEM Outreach Cataracts and Macular Degeneration Alzheimer's Disease Oxidative Stress
Matt Weeg
Associate Professor of Biology · Southern Utah University
Specializing in neuroethology, brain behavior, and neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience Human Pathophysiology Fish Audiology Communication & Behaviour Audition
Sara Seager
Professor of Planetary Science, Physics, and Aerospace Engineering · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sara Seager is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist, and is an expert in theory, computation, and data analysis of exoplanets.
Exoplanet Habitable Zones Exoplanet Atmospheres Exoplanet Interior Composition
Pamela Grothe
Assistant Professor · University of Mary Washington
Dr. Grothe's research focuses on climate change, specializing in past climates.
Oceanography Global Warming Climate Change Science Atmospheric Science Geology
Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor · Florida Atlantic University
Elan Barenholtz uses behavioral and embedded computational approaches to study the brain and behavior.
Embedded Computational Neural Models Perception and Learning Deep Learning
Harsh Bais
Associate Professor, Plant and Soil Sciences · University of Delaware
Prof. Bais conducts research in plant signaling – how plants recognize and communicate with one another.
Plant-Microbe Interactions Plant Biology Plant Signaling Root Exudation Plant and Soil Sciences and Horticulture
Ryan Jakubowski, M.S., P.G.
Senior Hydrogeologist & Geochemist · Global Water Experts
Mr. Jakubowski has over 10 years of experience as a hydrogeologist/geochemist working primarily for mining and industrial clients
Acid Rock Drainage Metal Leaching Integrated Water Management Sustainable Resource Management
Nathan W. Chan
Associate Professor of Resource Economics · University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nathan Chan uses economic methods to examine challenges in environmental management and energy policy
Charitable Giving Environmental Management Environmental Public Goods Climate Change Mitigation Nonmarket Valuation
Lorenzo Valdevit
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering and Director, Institute for Design and Manufacturing Innovation · UC Irvine
Lorenzo Valdevit’s research is in the general area of mechanics of materials and structures and additive manufacturing
3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing Architected Materials Advanced Manufacturing Materials Science Metamaterials
Zahra Alavi
Assistant Professor of Physics · Loyola Marymount University
Seaver College of Science and Engineering
Material Science Experimental Biophysics Physics Polymer Physics Teaching